My Yallow Gal

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, my daddy was a fool about a yallow gal." "God knows I'm a fool about a yallow gal." The singer describes the various things (walking, talking, having sex), but the consistent result is "I didn' get nothin' from my yallow gal"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1934 (Lomax)
KEYWORDS: love courting sex
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Lomax/Lomax-AmericanBalladsAndFolkSongs, pp. 245-246, "My Yallow Gal" (1 text, 1 tune)
Jackson-WakeUpDeadMan, pp. 285-287, "Yelllow Gal" (1 text, 1 tune, plus mention of four more)
Roud #11657
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Yaller Gal" (theme)
File: LxA245

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